year 3 blended learning
literacy
In school, we have been learning how to put words in alphabetical order.
This BBC Bitesize page has lots of information, videos and fun ideas that your child can do at home to help them practice this skill:
Scavenger hunt:
Give your child 2 minutes to gather as many random items from the household as they can. Once they have collected their items, challenge them to line them up in alphabetical order! They can use a piece of paper or a mini whiteboard to help them with this. You could challenge your child by giving them additional items and asking them to slot them in the correct place. Remember to take photos and send them to your teacher on Seesaw!
Give your child 2 minutes to gather as many random items from the household as they can. Once they have collected their items, challenge them to line them up in alphabetical order! They can use a piece of paper or a mini whiteboard to help them with this. You could challenge your child by giving them additional items and asking them to slot them in the correct place. Remember to take photos and send them to your teacher on Seesaw!
Encourage your child to play these online games to help them practice:
numeracy
In Numeracy, we have been focusing on Place Value. This means that we have been learning about the values of the digits in numbers.
Card game:
To help your child practice their place value skills, you could play a card game with them. You can use Uno cards or just an ordinary deck of playing cards.
Each player has a number of piles (depending on which place values you’re working on - if your child is confident with 2-digit numbers, you could challenge them by playing with 3-digit numbers). You should take turns to lay down the top card from each pile. The players then say the resulting numbers out loud (e.g. if they lay out a 5, a 3 and a 0, they should say “five hundred and thirty”) and the player with the highest number wins. For a fun variation, challenge your child to use the cards they flip to create the highest possible number.
Card game:
To help your child practice their place value skills, you could play a card game with them. You can use Uno cards or just an ordinary deck of playing cards.
Each player has a number of piles (depending on which place values you’re working on - if your child is confident with 2-digit numbers, you could challenge them by playing with 3-digit numbers). You should take turns to lay down the top card from each pile. The players then say the resulting numbers out loud (e.g. if they lay out a 5, a 3 and a 0, they should say “five hundred and thirty”) and the player with the highest number wins. For a fun variation, challenge your child to use the cards they flip to create the highest possible number.
Online game:
To further practice Place Value, encourage your child to play this game. You can challenge them by choosing a bigger number range on the homepage!
To further practice Place Value, encourage your child to play this game. You can challenge them by choosing a bigger number range on the homepage!
topic
In school, we were learning about signs of Autumn and writing wonderful 'Autumn Senses' poems! It would be great to continue this learning in our home environments and see what signs of Autumn we can spot in our gardens/local area.
What sorts of things do we look for when doing an Autumn scavenger hunt?
- leaves changing colour
- animals preparing to hibernate or migrate
- tree seeds falling to the ground
- items from the Autumn harvest (pumpkins for example)
- changes among people (wearing coats for example)
To carry out your own scavenger hunt, you can use this template OR just go with the flow and record each item as you find it by writing a list or taking photos!
What sorts of things do we look for when doing an Autumn scavenger hunt?
- leaves changing colour
- animals preparing to hibernate or migrate
- tree seeds falling to the ground
- items from the Autumn harvest (pumpkins for example)
- changes among people (wearing coats for example)
To carry out your own scavenger hunt, you can use this template OR just go with the flow and record each item as you find it by writing a list or taking photos!
Why do leaves change colour?
This is a fantastic story to teach children about the science behind leaves changing colour in the Autumn. Once you have listened to the story and collected some leaves on your scavenger hunt, try the science experiment below to see the process in action!
This is a fantastic story to teach children about the science behind leaves changing colour in the Autumn. Once you have listened to the story and collected some leaves on your scavenger hunt, try the science experiment below to see the process in action!
Science Experiment:
What you will need:
- 3 leaves (from the same tree) - Rubbing Alcohol - Jar - Plastic bag (or plastic wrap) - Paper Coffee Filter - Small bowl or pan |
Method:
1. Have your child break the leaves into tiny pieces and put in the jar 2. Pour rubbing alcohol over the leaves until they are just covered 3. Mash and stir the leaves into the rubbing alcohol until the alcohol turns slightly green. Really give it a good mashing – this is key 4. Cover the jar with the bag or plastic wrap and place the jar in a small bowl and pour hot water into the bowl. 5. Leave (ha!) the jar in the water for 30 minutes, swishing the jar occasionally to stir the leaves a bit. The alcohol should be a very dark green (leave longer if needed). If you can resist, wait even 45 minutes or an hour. 6. Cut a strip in the coffee filter so the strip can reach the rubbing alcohol. Place it in the jar. 7. The liquid will travel up the coffee filter and the colours will separate as the alcohol evaporates off the coffee filter. Let this happen for about an hour for the full effect. |
useful links
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